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Jane Nelson and Lynn Lott

Jane Nelson and Lynn Lott. Positive Discipline Laura Clucas and Jessica Barnas. Jane Nelson. Background Licensed marriage, family, and child therapist Author of many books Practices in Utah and California. Lynn Lott. Background Licensed family therapist Has written over 18 books

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Jane Nelson and Lynn Lott

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  1. Jane Nelson and Lynn Lott Positive Discipline Laura Clucas and Jessica Barnas

  2. Jane Nelson • Background • Licensed marriage, family, and child therapist • Author of many books • Practices in Utah and California

  3. Lynn Lott • Background • Licensed family therapist • Has written over 18 books • Has been in private practice for over 30 years helping parents, couples and individuals with relationship issues

  4. Positive Discipline FIVE CRITERIA FOR POSITIVE DISCIPLINE • Helps children feel a sense of connection. • Is mutually respectful and encouraging. • Is effective long - term. • Teaches important social and life skills • Invites children to discover how capable they are.

  5. Nelson and Lott • Use relationship builders while avoiding relationship barriers • Five pairs of teacher behaviors that can nurture or inhibit relationships between teacher and students • They can guarantee 100% improvement in student-teacher relationships

  6. Builder 1 • Builder 1:Checking • See how student think and feel about class expectations and other matters • Barrier: Assuming • teachers assume that they know students feelings

  7. Builder 2 • Building 2: Exploring • Allow students to explore and perceive situations for themselves and proceed accordingly • Barrier: Rescuing/ Explaining • Avoid lengthy explanations • Avoid rescuing students from difficulties

  8. Builder 3 • Builder 3: Inviting/ Encouraging • Encourage cooperation, contributions, and self direction • Barrier: Directing • Don’t use commands • Teachers don’t realize they are being disrespectful when using demands

  9. Builder 4 • Builder 4: Celebrating • Hold high expectations • Believe in student potential • Barrier: Expecting • Students become easily discouraged when negatively judged

  10. Builder 5 • Builder 5: Respecting • Speak with children as social equals • Barrier: Adult-isms • Teachers statements that tell student what to do • Sounds like a parent speaking to naughty children

  11. Conclusion • Using the 5 steps will lead to a better functioning classroom • By simply not using the barriers it will lead to better relationships between the teacher and the students • Adding builders will make the pay-off greater

  12. References • Building Classroom Discipline • http://www.positivediscipline.com/ • http://www.lynnlott.com/

  13. Smart Board Activity

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